Olive Oil Granola

You may be surprised when I tell you that this treat was the first to disappear off the dessert table. Gone. All of it.

My friend and fellow food blogger Erin of Erin’s Food Files offered to bring this addictive snack as soon as I revealed the theme of the party. And while it wasn’t shocking green like the rest of the desserts, the olive oil flavor really shines through. The granola was a welcome salty escape from the sea of lime green sugar.

What Erin has to say about it:

I was thrilled when Lindsay invited me to her L&OO 5 year celebration, and honored when she asked if there was anything I wanted to contribute. I immediately knew I wanted to share this Olive Oil Granola, because it fit the “theme”. Plus, it has been referred to as “crack” by people I have shared it with, so I knew I wasn’t alone in liking it!

I like to say it was a fortunate mistake that this was the first granola I ever made. I was knocked away at how amazing it tasted. While I have tried a handful of other granola recipes since that first fateful occasion, and they’ve all been good, they pale in comparison to this recipe. It’s like your first time on an airplane, you fly in a private jet. And so, I’ve made this many times, each time doing something a little different. Sometimes I’ve used all honey, sometimes I’ve used all maple syrup, for the batch I took to Lindsay’s I used both, and a touch of sorghum too. I also added dried apricots & pepitas to that batch as well. The olive oil and salt are what really set this apart from other recipes. The olive oil adds a rich full bodied flavor, and the salt balances the sweetness and brings out the flavors. The cardamom adds an extra “hmm… what is this?” flavor, so don’t skip the cardamom!

I’m not surprised at all (well ok, maybe a bit, I probably would have headed for one of your amazing cakes) – this looks wonderful. I’ve never thought to use olive oil in granola – definitely going to try!

Wow, this sounds spectacular! I love granola and just ran out, I’ll probably try this recipe to replenish my stash. Not surprised that it was the first to disappear from the table (which is stunning, by the way) :)

Just made this today and oh my gosh, it’s delicious! (My boyfriend was eating it by the handfuls :-) Very easy to make and I pretty much had all of the ingredients in my cupboard already. Thanks for sharing!

I have to tell you this is the best , everyone in my family, niece, aunts, great aunts, mom and pop, sister , love this stuff. We make it by the double batch
Try it with pecans, instead of pistachios, Dad had a few pecan trees (12). also
love it plain , on yogurt, and ice cream , so delicious! thanks for the recipe and love your blog

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